Help create a linux boot and win10 virtual pc

[kuramakitsune]

id like to boot up to linux

and then from that boot a virtual copy of windows 10

 

so that i have the protections of emulation.

 

if windows ever gets bad on me.

i can just load a snapshot of last week or whenever and it will be right as rain again

 

ive only messed around with linux a few times

and generally ended up breaking the install within a half an hour each time...

yeahhhh,,,,,

lol...

 

i7-6800k

128gb 2400mhz ram

gtx 970

 

i was thinking of booting to my m.2 having the snapshot saved on the m.2

having a seperate ssd in the pc for my steam library and data.

so that i get the fastest loading times for the operating system

was thinking of making a fake drive out of all that ram

windows will think its got like a 60gb C: drive or something

 

 

but ive got little idea how to do any of that.

other than 

go grab a linux iso and a flash drive...

im lost after that tho...

 

i DO have a secondary gpu already

and even a secondary screen if need be

[Master Disaster]

Pointless, without some pretty serious tinkering you'll only ever get virtual hardware in Windows and as such won't be able to game on it at all. Hardware pass through is NOT EASY and considering you break Linux so easily I very much doubt it's something you'd be able to achieve. 

 

Why not just image Windows onto another HDD so you can restore it if you have a problem? 

[kuramakitsune]

because its a challenge 

and id like to have it emulated

idk

[PalladianPD]

https://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1214

This is an option. Warning: it is not for the faint of heart.

[kuramakitsune]

17 hours ago, PalladianPD said:

https://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1214

This is an option. Warning: it is not for the faint of heart.

dont think i can go this route, as the gpu cant be a quadro

have to find some other passthrough method

[PalladianPD]

Hmm maybe, check this compatibility list in any case if you haven't already.